Panamanian-registered oil rig, Eniwetok, strikes the cables of the Singapore Cable Car system linking the mainland and Sentosa Island, causing two cabins to fall into the water and killing seven people and leaving thirteen others trapped for hours.

Observed today

National Puzzle Day

American Eagle Flight 5342 collided mid-air with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk operated by the United States Army and crashed into the Potomac River, killing all 67 people onboard both aircraft.

A chartered Beechcraft 1900 crashes near the Unity oilfield in South Sudan

Canadian truck drivers and pedestrians gathered to rally and protest on Parliament Hill against Canadian COVID-19 restrictions, which caused traffic and closures around the city.

A gunman opens fire at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City

Rojava conflict

SCAT Airlines Flight 760 crashes near the Kazakh city of Almaty

Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is removed from office following his conviction of several corruption charges, including solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the United States Senate as a replacement for then-U.S. president-elect Barack Obama.

An Egyptian court rules that people who do not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions

The first direct commercial flights from mainland China (from Guangzhou) to Taiwan since 1949 arrived in Taipei. Shortly afterwards, a China Airlines flight lands in Beijing.

In his State of the Union address, President George W

Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.

President Jacques Chirac announces a "definitive end" to French nuclear weapons testing.

Gulf War: The Battle of Khafji

Cold War: Hungary establishes diplomatic relations with South Korea

Singapore cable car crash